G/SPS/N/AUS/567/Add.1  
11 December 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 11 December 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Final report: Review of biosecurity risks of lumpy skin disease via fresh (chilled and frozen) skeletal 
muscle meat derived from bovines  
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has 
published its final report: Biosecurity risks of lumpy skin disease via fresh (chilled and frozen) skeletal 
muscle meat derived from bovines.  
The draft report for this risk analysis was notified to WTO members on 26 June 2023 
(G/SPS/N/AUS/567) and was published on the department's website on 27 June 2023 for a 30 -day 
stakeholder con sultation period ending 26 July 2023.  
The final report takes into account all comments received during the public consultation process 
concerning these matters.  
The final report's findings are consistent with international standards for beef derived from b ovine 
skeletal muscle from trading partners that meet standard international practices for the hygienic 
production, storage and transportation of meat and meat products.  
The final report recommends that Australia amends its requirements for the importation  of fresh beef 
derived exclusively from bovine skeletal muscle by deletion of the requirement for certification that 
the approved country of origin and supply is free from lumpy skin disease or LSD. On the basis of the 
evidence available it does not propos e amendment to existing requirements for offals, bone and other 
bovine carcase tissues.  
Existing requirements for beef will be amended in the department's online biosecurity conditions 
webpage,  Australia's Biosecurity Import Conditions website (BICON:  https://bicon.agriculture.gov.au/ ), 
and trading partners will be able to continue to trade under existing conditions and/or the new conditions 
following that time depending on their animal health status for lumpy skin disease.  
The final report can be requested from Australia's National Notification Authority (refer below) or 
directly accessed by following the link at:  
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity -trade/policy/risk -analysis/animal . 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/AUS/23_14254_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publi cation or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/AUS/567/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under  other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
Text(s) available fro m: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272  3933 
E-mail: sps.contact@aff.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
 
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